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1 online resource (viii, 311 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-302) and indexes. |
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"Daniel R. Langton explores a wide variety of Jewish attitudes toward the Apostle Paul in the context of modern Jewish thought, paying particular attention to the role of Jewish identity and ideology"--Provided by publisher. |
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"The Apostle Paul in the Jewish Imagination is a pioneering multidisciplinary examination of Jewish perspectives on Paul of Tarsus. Here, the views of individual Jewish theologians, religious leaders, and biblical scholars of the last 150 years, together with artistic, literary, philosophical, and psychoanalytical approaches, are set alongside popular cultural attitudes. Few Jews, historically speaking, have engaged with the first-century Apostle to the Gentiles. The modern period has witnessed a burgeoning interest in this topic, however, with treatments reflecting profound concerns about the nature of Jewish authenticity and the developing intercourse between Jews and Christians. In exploring these issues, Jewish commentators have presented Paul in a number of apparently contradictory ways. Among other things, he is both a bridge and a barrier to interfaith harmony; both the founder of Christianity and a convert to it; both an anti-Jewish apostate and a fellow traveler on the path to Jewish self-understanding; and both the chief architect of the religious foundations of Western thought and its destroyer. The Apostle Paul in the Jewish Imagination represents an important contribution to Jewish cultural studies and to the study of Jewish-Christian relations"--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. The Apostle Paul and popular Jewish cultural identity -- 1. Paul in the popular Jewish imagination -- PART II. The Apostle Paul and Jewish identity : New Testament studies and theological approaches -- 2. Constructions of Paul and interfaith relations : building barriers or bridges between Judaism and Christianity -- 3. Constructions of Paul in intra-Jewish debate : establishing Jewish authenticity -- 4. Constructions of Paul as a dialogical partner : transformative approaches to Jewish self-understanding -- PART III. The Apostle Paul and Jewish interest in the Judeo-Christian tradition : artistic and literary approaches -- 5. An oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn, a painting by Ludwig Meidner, and a play by Franz Werfel -- 6. The novels of Shalom Asch and Samuel Sandmel -- PART IV. The Apostle Paul and Jewish critiques of the place of religion in society : philosophical and psychoanalytical approaches -- 7. The philosophical writings of Baruch Spinoza, Lev Shestov, and Jacob Taubes -- 8. The psychoanalytical writings of Sigmund Freud and Hanns Sachs -- Conclusion -- Appendix : the story of Abbu Gulish in the Book of Tales -- Bibliography -- Scripture and other ancient writings index -- General index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Jewish interpretations.
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint. |
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Jewish interpretations. |
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Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
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Bible. New Testament. |
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Bible. Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Epistles of Paul. |
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Relations with Jews.
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Relations with Jews. |
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Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Influence.
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Bible. Epistles of Paul. |
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Bible. New Testament. |
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Jews -- Identity.
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Jews -- Identity. |
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Jews -- Civilization.
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Jews -- Civilization. |
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Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
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Christianity and other religions. |
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Judaism. |
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Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity.
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Relations. |
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Christianity. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Langton, Daniel R. Apostle Paul in the Jewish imagination. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521517409 (DLC) 2009042400 (OCoLC)456977542 |
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9780511712838 (electronic book) |
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0511712839 (electronic book) |
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0521517400 (hardback) |
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9780521517409 (hardback) |
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